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Morocco: Algerian athletes boycott sports event over Israel participation
Algerian lawyers have announced a boycott of the FIFA World cup football competition for lawyers, which kicked off Saturday, May 7 in Morocco; because of the presence of Israeli representatives in it, local media reported.…
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Morocco condemns Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa mosque
Rabat: Morocco has “strongly condemned” Israeli actions against Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque, saying such actions will “fuel feelings of hatred and extremism and destroy the chances of reviving the peace process in…
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Blinken, Arab FMs arrive in Israel for Negev summit
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats from Bahrain, UAE, Morocco, and Egypt arrived on Sunday in Israel for a landmark regional summit in the southern Negev Desert, where…
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Israel to host 3 Arab diplomats, US in historic summit
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that it will host meetings with four visiting Foreign Ministers on March 27 and 28. The US Secretary of State, and Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates…
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Israel to provide Morocco with missile defence system in $600mn deal
Tel Aviv: The state-run company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide Morocco with an advanced air and missile defence system, after they signed a $600 million, the media reported. IAI will provide Morocco…
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Morocco foils smuggling of cannabis hidden in marble blocks
Rabat: Moroccan police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 8.99 tonnes of cannabis near Casablanca, the police said in a statement. The operation occurred at a warehouse located in the village of…
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Israel to bar Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco from importing its cyber tech
Israel has reduced its list of countries that can buy its cyber technologies after concerns about the possible misuse of a hacking program sold by the Israeli group (NSO) specialized in developing…
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Israel, Morocco ink defense deal after normalising ties
Rabat: Israel and Morocco signed a landmark agreement Wednesday that lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and future arms sales. The memorandum of understanding is the centerpiece of a visit…
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Morocco’s unemployment rate drops to 11.8% in Q3
Rabat: Morocco’s unemployment rate fell by 0.9 point year-on-year to 11.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, the official High Commission for Planning has said. The unemployment rate stood at…
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Morocco, Israel sign 3 cooperation agreements
Rabat: In a historic first since the normalisation of bilateral ties last year, Morocco and Israel have signed three cooperation agreements, with the aim of strengthening the relations between the two nations.…
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Israeli Foreign Minister embarks on ‘historic’ trip to Morocco
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed on Wednesday for Morocco, marking the first visit to Morocco by Israel’s top diplomat since the two countries normalized ties in 2020. “Departing for a…
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Was Macron’s phone a target for spies? French investigate
Paris: France’s defense minister wants to learn from her Israeli counterpart what, if anything, Israel knew about the clients of the spyware company NSO who possibly targeted the cellphones of President Emmanuel…
- Middle East
Israeli defence minister to talk NSO with French counterpart
Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister will meet with his French counterpart in Paris this week and the two will discuss the Israeli spyware company NSO, a government statement said Tuesday. The Defence Ministry…
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Israeli airlines launch 1st commercial flights to Morocco
Tel Aviv: Two Israeli airlines have launched their first commercial flights to Morocco following the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2020. Israir Airlines’ direct flight departed on Sunday…
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Palestine slams Arab normalisation deals with Israel
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has slammed the normalization agreements that some Arab countries have reached with Israel in recent times. “The agreements to normalise relations recently signed by Israel with some…
